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caterpillar
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Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« on: May 8th, 2005, 11:44pm » |
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Just wondering if soy wax (the kind you make candles with) can be used in lip balms in place of beeswax. It would be nice to use for those vegan customers.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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Re: Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« Reply #1 on: May 9th, 2005, 7:04am » |
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You can use soy wax in lip balm but you have to make sure it's pure soy wax without additives.
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RobinInOR
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Re: Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« Reply #2 on: May 9th, 2005, 8:54am » |
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For vegans you can also use candelilla wax. It's harder than beeswax. If you're not sure about the contents of your soy wax, MMS has soy that can be used for both cosmetic and candles. Who knows where it comes from, it's probably one of the 100% soy vendors, but it might be a different "grade", dunno.
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Melly
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Re: Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« Reply #3 on: May 9th, 2005, 9:12am » |
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When your using soywax (the supplier i use sells a cosmetic grade soy for this purpose) do you still use the basic 1part 1part 1part recipie? or since soy wax is softer do you need to use more soywax then you would beeswax?
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Re: Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« Reply #4 on: May 9th, 2005, 9:41pm » |
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Depending on your oils, you may need to up it or lower it. Just try a samll batch.
Melly, who's your supplier?
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Re: Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« Reply #5 on: May 10th, 2005, 10:01am » |
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www.canwax.com
Less then an hour from us so it works out well.
They sell soy wax for balms, take it its the pure soy, it's $3.00 canadian a pound. Havnt ordered anything yet, waiting for the tax returns to come so I can see how thier stuff is.
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Re: Can you sub beeswax in lip balm for soy wax?
« Reply #6 on: May 10th, 2005, 11:24am » |
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How lucky for you to have a supplier so close. 
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